Sorry to disagree, but it is so much easier to plant up your baskets when the plants are small. Start at the bottom, and push the foliage through from the inside, then the roots will not be disturbed. Include watering crystals to the compost as you plant the higher plugs. Keep your finished creations warm in the greenhouse - or a light but well shaded place until all danger of frost has gone, and keep some dilute washing up spray handy for greenfly!

I have easy - fill baskets (you can get them postage free until Monday from Ideal World - £12.99 for 4 14 inch ones), so I can use garden-ready plugs.

I had some plugs last year, planted them up in pots until they were a lot bigger, and then put them into my baskets. If they are very tiny plugs, and are going into a big basket, I think I'd pot them on first, I don't think they'll be very happy, surrounded by a big sump of cold compost. However, if you have a greenhouse, plant them up and hang them in there until risk of frost has gone.

I brought some fuchsia plugs (10,2 of each )of which I have potted on ,and are on my livingroom window sill, some of them look a tad tall should I snip the top off theses? or let them or let them grow on ?